Wimbledon semi-final: Jelena Ostapenko v Angelique Kerber – live!

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1.04pm BST

Tik, tok, tikity, tok, they’re warming up.

This match is an intriguing contrast in styles between the great defender Kerber and the relentless attacker Ostapenko. Kerber became the world No 1 in 2016 after winning the Australian and US Opens, along with reaching the Wimbledon final, but seemed to regard her status as a millstone round her neck rather than a milestone. The German crumbled under the pressure and expectation, and had a torrid time in 2017.

1.01pm BST

As the clock strikes one, the players make their entrance on to a sunny Centre Court, Ostapenko a few steps ahead of Kerber.

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